1808-1870 GB, Newcastle upon Tyne
Songwriter
(1808 - 1870) The ‘Bard of the Tyne’. From an early age he loved to write poetry and was a prolific writer. Works such as When We Were At Skuel, Polly’s Nickstick, The High Level Bridge, The Pitman’s Happy Times and many more including his most famous song would be The Pawnshop Bleezin’.